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Latin America's longest plane hijacking and Kristallnacht
How one Latin American flight was hijacked for 60 hours and the infamous Kristallnacht

South Africa’s Immorality Act and India's Mars Orbiter Mission
South Africa's ban on inter-racial relationships, the Estonia ferry disaster and Tupac

New Zealand’s first dinosaur and India’s plague outbreak
How New Zealand's first dinosaur was discovered and the pneumonic plague in India

Ethiopian history
It’s 50 years since Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup

Marriage bars and a Moon mission
The law that banned married women from working and Apollo 13's attempted trip to the Moon

Space travel and Mary Poppins
Befriending Soviet cosmonauts and why the author of Mary Poppins hated the film

Nazis in Egypt and Spain's La Tomatina
Nazis in Egypt and the origins of the largest food fight in the world

Indonesian’s independence and the last Olympic art competition
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes

American presidents
It's 50 years since Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign

Ice Bucket Challenge and Bulgaria's dancing bears
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes